Aerobee
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Aerobee
Aero ( jet Engineering Corporation ) developer of the rocket + (Bumble)bee cover name for the Navy project to produce such rockets
Example Sentences
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Three charges were fired simultaneously from an Aerobee rocket at the Holloman Air Force Base, N. Mex. on Oct.
From Time Magazine Archive
Reviewing one of the basic pieces of no-gravity research, Major Simons analyzes the 1952 test flight of two mice in the test of an Aerobee rocket.
From Time Magazine Archive
From a tall steel tower Aerobee rockets scream into the sky, carrying instruments to explore the boundaries of space.
From Time Magazine Archive
An Aerobee rocket soared up last week from Holloman Air Force Base, N. Mex. carrying an odd pay load.
From Time Magazine Archive
Actually, we used a modified Aerobee, a rocket of proven dependability.
From The Scarlet Lake Mystery by Goodwin, Harold L. (Harold Leland)
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